Rumor: Switch 2 to be Revealed on January 16 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 13 January 2025 / 2,517 Views
Insider NateTheHate is claiming Nintendo will reveal the Nintendo Switch this Thursday, January 16.
The reveal this week if it turns out to be real will reportedly focus on the hardware, while a second showcase that will focus on software will happen in late February or March.
"I can share with you that Nintendo Switch 2 will be revealed in the coming week… I have been told Switch 2 will be revealed on Thursday, January 16… just a few days from now," said NateTheHate (via VideoGamesChronicle).
"I’ve heard that the reveal itself is going to focus almost exclusively on the console itself. There is not going to be any presence of games. There could be a game shown running on the screen, depending on how the trailer is put together, but software is not going to be a focus."
NateTheHate speculates the Nintendo Switch 2 might launch in May or June of this year, which does match what sources told VideoGamesChronicle. A new Mario Kart could be a launch title, while a new 3D Mario game could release in holiday 2025.
The insider also claimed third-party games coming to the Switch 2 includes Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater.
As always this should be treated as a rumor until an official announcement is made.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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hope this is true. That its soon revealed.
What's the point of showing off the hardware and no games?
I dont think the biggest point is to just show it off. Its more just revealing it to start pre-orders and letting third parties finally talk about their games for it.
Same thing happened with the original Switch in 2016/2017. First revealed in October, shown in a few media events until a full reveal with launch details in January, and then released in march.
If the pattern remains the same with this new potential date, we will see the Switch 2 this June.
Odds are they will show some games we have assumed are coming. I predict we will see Oblivion, Metroid Prime 4, and maybe a Mario title in the teaser but not really have any info until the next trailer.
Edit: actually, Pokémon will probably be shown probably since we are awaiting news on Pokémon Z-A
Original Switch showed a few games during its reveal (Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Skyrim, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2). You can slyly show footage without a formal name of a game.
But even if games aren't shown, third-party publishers can start talking about their games soon.
I'm excited for the reveal. Fingers crossed it's sooner rather than later.
VGC and Eurogamer are corroborating it now (from their own sources).
I was really hoping for Prime 4 at launch.
Ugh, I'm not so keen on that description. Is there anything new about the hardware? It seems like the Switch but with the power of the PS4 and modern Nvidia architecture. We want to see how Nintendo's developers are taking advantage of that. Still hoping for an April Launch.
Well, let us see what happens today?
Fingers crossed. I'm getting sick of all the rumors. There were rumors it would be revealed Jan 8. There's rumors the reveal won't be until February or March.
I'm really hoping for a January reveal and big press conference in March.
Reveal is in march
Thats not going to happen
No games? No fun. The console itself, for the first time, is not a big mystery,
We'll see soon how much of this is true.
Could be true but i see no earlier release date than march 06, 2025 like i said in 2019. But even that could be to early...
Edit: I can imagine from where the downvote came. 😂
Predicting things so correct so many years before is a negative thing it seems. Hmm maybe some march 2023/2024 shouters from the past.🤣😂
Let me guess..."$299"?
Sure it will, and Teen Titans Go will finally be funny for a change.
Hopefully the rumor about the games is wrong. They absolutely need Mario as a launch title, not have it come out half a year after launch. People want a top tier single player game to play at launch, and for Nintendo that is Mario or Zelda, not just a fun multiplayer game. Hopefully they do it like they did with the Switch launch - Mario (instead of Zelda) for launch, and MK the following month.
If no 3D Mario on launch day that is a big blunder by Nintendo, a pretty basic rule for Nintendo to have good momentum after a system launch is to have a mainline Mario or Zelda game on day 1 that everyone is talking about (ie. SMW, M64, Z:TP + Wii Sports, BotW, notice the two worst selling systems GC and WiiU didn't have them). And it's not like they haven't had nearly 8 years to make the next Mario game!
Maybe if both Pokemon Legends A-Z and Metroid Prime 4 are day 1 cross gen games to launch beside MK9 that might make up for it a bit, but it'd still be pretty inexcusable if they end up not having 3D Mario at launch.
What is the rumor you are seeing that Mario isn't launching with the system? All I've seen is that games won't be the focus of the reveal trailer. The same thing happened with the Switch 1 reveal and that showed us plenty of gameplay, just not minutes of footage from each title. That will come at the first actual Switch 2 presentation.
The one I read yesterday was March 3 launch with MK9 and Red Dead 2 as launch titles with 3d Mario coming later.
LOL which leak? I think Super and I were talking about two different leaks. At any rate hopefully we get the reveal and the launch line-up this week. I just read another article today stating 399 euros and 25 launch games. That one is from Switch2Stock and I lend it zero credibility. The price seems right but unless we are counting Indie games 25 seems way too high even with good 3rd party support.
In the article it says the rumor is MK at launch and maybe Mario for the holidays. I didn't say anything about the games being revealed, was only talking about the line in the article that said Mario wouldn't be launch game.
Most likely there will be plenty to play third part as well. I absolutely believe Monster Hunter Wilds is one of the launch games.
Mario released like 6 months after the launch of Switch...
Mario Kart is more evergreen than Mario 3D, makes more sense to let the install base build before releasing a Mario 3D and launch with a Mario Kart and some 4k Switch ports
Imagine if they went old school and put a new Mario as a pack-in. That would be crazy.
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